Johannes Erm

Johannes Erm (born March 26, 1998) is an Estonian decathlete and the reigning European champion and a silver medalist at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in the heptathlon. He competed at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games. He won the 2019 NCAA championships in the decathlon.

Johannes Erm

Personal information
Born	(1998-03-26) March 26, 1998 (age 27) Tartu, Estonia[1]
Alma mater	University of Georgia
Height	197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country	Estonia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Decathlon
University team	Georgia Bulldogs
Coached by	Petros Kyprianou (2017–2021) James Thomas (2021–2023)[2] Holger Peel (2023–)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Decathlon: 8764 (Rome, 2024) Heptathlon: 6437 (Nanjing, 2025)
Medal record Men's decathlon Representing  Estonia Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Indoor Championships 0 1 1 European Championships 1 0 0 U20 European Championships 0 1 0 U20 World Championships 0 0 1 U23 European Championships 0 1 0 Total 1 3 2 World Indoor Championships 2025 Nanjing Heptathlon 2024 Glasgow Heptathlon European Championships 2024 Rome Decathlon World U20 Championships 2016 Bydgoszcz Decathlon European U20 Championships 2017 Grosseto Decathlon European U23 Championships 2019 Gävle Decathlon
Updated on 18 April 2025

Career

Johannes Erm was born March 26, 1998, in Tartu. He started school in Tallinn Secondary School of Science. In his youth he played football in the Estonian club FC Flora. In 2011, he transitioned into track and field and started training with his trainer at the time Holger Peel. In 2017 he finished high school and went to study mechanical engineering in University of Georgia. Where he was coached by Petros Kyprianou.^[3] In 2021 his coach changed to James Thomas.^[2] In 2023, after finishing his studies and returning to Estonia, his coach changed back to Holger Peel.

He finished eleventh in the decathlon at the delayed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, with a tally of 8213 points.^[4]

He finished ninth at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, finishing with a tally of 8227 points in the decathlon.^[5] He also placed ninth in the decathlon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with a personal best score of 8484 points.^[6]

He was selected to compete in the heptathlon at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, in March 2024, and finished in third place overall to win the bronze medal with a personal best 6340 points.^[7]

Competing in the decathlon he was a gold medalist at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024, with a personal best tally of 8764 points.^[8] Whilst competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, he finished in sixth place overall.^[9]

In March 2025, he competed in the heptathlon at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, finishing in fourth place with 6380 points, coming close to a medal, finishing just eight points behind bronze medalist Till Steinforth of Germany.^[10] He followed that by also competing in the heptathlon at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, later in the same month, and this time came away with a medal as he set an Estonian national record of 6437 points to win the silver medal behind Sander Skotheim of Norway, whilst Germany’s Till Steinforth claimed bronze with 6275.^[11]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
Representing  Estonia
2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	Decathlon U20	7879 pts
2017	European U20 Championships	Grosseto, Italy	2nd	Decathlon U20	8141 pts
2019	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	2nd	Decathlon	8445 pts
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	11th	Decathlon	8213 pts
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	9th	Decathlon	8227 pts
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th	Decathlon	8484 pts
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	3rd	Heptathlon	6340 pts
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	1st	Decathlon	8764 pts
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	6th	Decathlon	8569 pts
2025	European Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	4th	Heptathlon	6380 pts
	World Athletics Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	2nd	Heptathlon	6437 pts

Outdoor records

Field	Result	Date	Venue
100 metres	10.60	June 10, 2024	Italy, Rome
Long jump	7.98 m	June 6, 2018	USA, Oregon, Eugene
Shot put	15.38 m	August 26, 2023	Hungary, Budapest
High jump	2.08 m	August 2, 2024	France, Paris
400 metres	46.81	June 10, 2024	Italy, Rome
110 metres hurdles	14.19	June 4, 2019	USA, Georgia, Athens
Discus throw	49.39 m	August 9, 2020	Estonia, Tallinn
Pole vault	5.37 m	September 15, 2024	France, Talence
Javelin throw	62.71 m	June 11, 2024	Italy, Rome
1500 metres	4:22.19	August 26, 2023	Hungary, Budapest
Decathlon	8764 pts	June 11, 2024	Italy, Rome

Results of the personal best decathlon

Field	Result
Decathlon	8764 pts
100 metres	10.60
Long jump	7.91 m
Shot put	14.99 m
High jump	1.99 m
400 metres	46.81
110 metres hurdles	14.30
Discus throw	44.62 m
Pole vault	5.20 m
Javelin throw	62.71 m
1500 metres	4:24.95

Indoor records

Field	Result
60 metres	6.90
Long jump	7.98 m
Shot put	15.72 m
High jump	2.04 m
60 metres hurdles	7.99
Pole vault	5.10 m
1000 metres	2:36.02

Results of the personal best heptathlon

Field	Result
Heptathlon	6437 pts
60 metres	6.90
Long jump	7.71 m
Shot put	15.72 m
High jump	2.01 m
60 metres hurdles	8.21
Pole vault	5.10 m
1000 metres	2:36.15